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- OBJECT TYPE
- PORTABLE
- DATE
- 1821–1835
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1987.0853.001
- MANUFACTURER
- ROBINSON, THOMAS C.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- London, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOOD CASE WITH BRASS HARDWARE AND LOCK/ BRASS INSTRUMENT/ GLASS LENSES.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 13.4 cm
- Width
- 12.0 cm
- Height
- 23.8 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Exploration and Survey
- Category
- Measurement-angles
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- ROBINSON
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- C. 1882
- Canada
-
AN BRITISH MADE INSTRUMENT USED BY THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE EARLY IN ITS HISTORY. ACCORDING TO AES, THIS IS THE TYPE OF INSTRUMENT WAS USED DURING THE INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR OF 1882 AT NORTHERN MAGNETIC & METEOROLOGICALOBSERVATORIES. - Function
-
AN INSTRUMENT USED IN SURVEYING TO MEASURE HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL ANGLES. - Technical
-
THOMAS C. ROBINSON OPERATED AT 38 DEVONSHIRE ST. FROM 1821 TO 1835. IN 1831 HE MADE A PORTABLE TRANSIT THAT WAS DISPLAYED AT THE ROYAL INSTITUTION (1). - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Incised lettering on base reading in script 'Robinson/ 38 Devonshire Street/ Portland Place' & in capitals 'LONDON'/ incised black numbers & markings on scale.
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- CASE STAINED MEDIUM BROWN AND VARNISHED/ BLACK ENAMEL PAINTED TRANSIT WITH BRASS PARTS/ PLATED SCALES.
- Decoration
- N/A
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ROBINSON, THOMAS C., Transit, circa 1821–1835, Artifact no. 1987.0853, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0853.001/
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